Category Archives: OldskoolMedia
Virtual Reality Archeology, the Future That Wasn’t
Sometimes you guys surprise me. Again I hear discussion on turning off comments on blogs, but I love your comments. I want to receive more! Especially if they lead me to sites like VRtifacts. A site on everything that Virtual Reality was. All the promises it once held, but that never came to fruition. It’s [...]
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Fault Line Action Puzzling
In my final post in the casual game series, I present Fault Line. The basic mechanic is that of an action game. You move your avatar through a 2D side scrolling world. Jump from one platform to the other. The final goal: reaching the “end” marker. There’s no story or reason given why you might [...]
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Grid Puzzle Game
I’m a sucker for a good puzzle. And among the puzzles, those that use the simplest mechanic to create the most complicated puzzle are my favorites. Grid is such a game. While its name is probably the least original and worst marketing move one in history, the game itself is the complete opposite.
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Amorphous+, Violence, Nothing Else
Yes, Amorphous+ is JayIsGames’ game of the year for 2008. Yes, I’m terribly late to the party. But yes, this game is still worth a mention. You are the guy with the sword, standing in the middle, without cover and waves and waves of badies keep attacking you.
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Fantastic Contraption, Remember the Incredible Machine
During the next few weeks, I’m going to do another stint of casual games that caught my attention. There are always too many of them and I keep creating a backlog. So the next 5 weeks, I’m going to feature some of the best of what’s out there. Today, it is Fantastic Contraption‘s turn to [...]
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The Return of the Hack and Slash RPG
Diablo II was a huge hit. At the time, it was a near perfect conclusion to the hack and slash action role playing game. After its release, people loved and played the game so much, it appears no one else had any ideas on how to improve and progress the genre. Apart from Dungeon Siege [...]
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Interactive Fiction Design Competition
As a lighter aside, here’s one more way to get into interactive fiction. The game-genre that has been going strong for 30+ years. JayIsGames, my favorite casual gameplay site, is holding an interactive fiction competition. The goal was to create an “escape” themed interactive fiction game. The quality of the entries is excellent, and most [...]
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Graveyard Shift, Shoot the New Year Blues Away
Before we really get started in the New Year, here is a final look back at another great casual game of 2009, called Graveyard Shift. While Avalon was all relaxation, Graveyard Shift is about adrenaline. It’s a rail shooter in Flash. While the nighttime landscape scrolls from right to left, zombies and their brethren show [...]
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Avalon, a Fairy Tale to Relax and Discover
Avalon is a strategy game, but not unlike any you know. You may try it out immediately or continue to read my praise. It’s not a free game, but it will be worth your money. I have a few more developer related posts ready, full with interesting tidbits and technical knowledge. But before I pressed [...]
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Be a Judge in the Eight Casual Gameplay Competition